From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
The Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has condemned the armed robbery attacks on some commercial banks in Otukpo town with a vow to bring perpetrators to book.
Alia who described the robbery incident as an affront on the state said it didn’t take place any other time but at the exact time the security Council meeting was in progress in Government House Makurdi, on Friday.
The Governor sympathized with the families of those who were gruesomely murdered by the robbers during the robbery.
He said, “It is an unfortunate development that people who were on duty, especially police officers, were shot and killed in cold blood by those mindless robbers.
“But they cannot get away with this. Already, security agencies are on their trail and must apprehend and bring them to justice”.
In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Kula Tersoo, Alia called on the people of the state to be vigilant and always endeavour to report suspicious movements around them all the time.